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The National tribune., 1887-11-17
The Atlanta Campaign,

s. b. Bailey, Co. b, Goth Conn, Naugatuck,
Conn., replies to COmrade Corner, 55th Ohio,
who said that at no time did the Goth Conn.
belong to the Third Brigade, Third Division,
Twentieth Corps. The writer knows that he
was in the Peach Tree Creek fight and his regi-
ment had very lively time of it. The left of
the regiment connected with the Fourth Corps.
He says his brigade was composed of the fol-
lowing regiments: both n. Y, Goth Wis, 18th
Mich, SD Mass and Goth Conn.
J. Lucky, 25th Iowa, Columbus, Kan, thinks
there must have been several De Gress's bat
teries. He knows that one of them was re-
captured by the Iowa Brigade, which consisted
of the 4th, 9th, 25th, Goth and 3lst Iowa.
w. II. Ramsey. First Sergeant, Co. ID, 47th
Ohio, Monmouth, ILL.,, takes exception to some
of the statements of Comrade Shelley in his
accounts of the battle of Atlanta. The writer
says the Second Brigade, Second Division, Eff
teenth Corps, advanced on the Goth on the
right of the railroad track instead of the 2lst.
The writer was on the skirmish-line nearly all
day. They found the enemy in advance late
in the afternoon, and after night halted aud
threw up works. At the opening of the battle
OH the 22d the 47th was formed next to the
railroad cut AS to who helped them to rctake
their position, the writer says he cannot say,
for he did not know before that they had help
from anybody until it was all over. He says
the comrade is mistaken about DE Gress's bat
terry. 1t must have been some other mans bat
terry which he had in mind, as the guns of De
Gress's battery were not brass, but were iron
20-pound PARROTS.
The National tribune., 1887-11-17

The survivors Of the 9TH VIVA. are attempt
ing 20 form 2 regimental organization. This
regiment, il will be remembered, belonged TO
the First Brigade, Third Division, Second
Corps, and was the only Virginia regiment on
the Union side engaged at the battle of Get
tysburg. Thomas Finn, MOundsyille, w. Va,
is the Secretary of the organization.
The National tribune., 1887-11-17
A Handsome Chrome.

The Plymouth Rock Pants Co., is Summer
street, Boston, Mass, has published very
handsome chrome representing the arrival of
tho Plymouth pilgrims on the MayAower. with
some additions appropriate TO the company's
business.
The National tribune., 1887-11-17

For the Fall and Winter months an agency
for 80 The Volunteer Soldier" by John A. Lo-
gan, presents the most agreeable and profitable
employment. Books ready; large sales; quick
profits. Apply TO II. S. Peale & Co, Chicago
The National tribune., 1887-11-17

Write to T.. A. Armstrong, Detroit, Mich, for
his GAR. or s. of v. Price List. Sent free.
The National tribune., 1887-11-17

Send 2-eent stamp to DIR. ]. G. Aver & Co.,
Lowell, Mass, for a set of their album cards.
The National tribune., 1887-11-17
pra,. Man Reseues a Daredevil.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: After the
severe engagements al Weldon Railroad. Ream's
Station and Hatchers Run, the 5lst Pa, then
of the First Brigade, First Division, Ninth
Corps on the Goth Of November, 1854 struck
tents and moved 10 the right We Arrived at
Fort Morton. in front of Petersburg. aud in
front Of the Confederate fort which had been
blown out on the Both of July, the next morn
ing. Nov. 30
Fort Morton and the main line of works had
been established since we left this front in
August The regiment was now under bomb
proofs with cellar kitchens Immediately in rear
aud TO the right and left Of the fort trayerses had
been dug from the fort out to the rayine, near
the pclzet-line, which was bat a stones throw
from the Confederate works. There was con-
slant firing both day and night on this part Of
the line, so much so that il was certain death
almost for a man 10 show his head between this
picketline (which was heavy constructed earth
works aud the main line. The ground gradually
sloped TO a ravine or railroad cut just a short
distance in the rear, and from the constant
firing from the Confcderates this hillside be-
came filed with lead SO much so, that in
short time, under cover Of darkness, the boys
could pick up quart-cup full, aud from
the fact of some comrade in Co. ID having
made n pattern for model mortar battery, and
nodded the same from Confederate bullets, IL
became the rage among the boys TO pick up the
JOuDnlSS DuRAClS. NOW LOT
THE DAREDEVIL.
Notwithstanding il was almost certain death
for anyone TO show himself in daylight, one
afternoon i'm December or January a young man
from one of our left companies stepped over our
main line of works with a tin cup in his hand,
deliberately walked half way down this hill
side, halted, stopped down and commenced
picking up Confederate bullets into his cup.
We on the picket-line of course saw the audac-
ious fellow, and the general remark was !:
There's a id fool who wants furlough."
However, in n moment or two he was fired
upon, and he just jeTked his head a little, and
kept on picking up lead. The second shot was
fired, aud with the same effect; but finally a
third shot struck him somewhere in the lower
part of his person. and he laid over, but shortly
raised up on his elbow, beckoned toward our
picket-line, and also called for Joe or John.
Now for
THE BRAVE MAN.
Looking down along the line we saw q comrade
leaving his rifle-pit, first taking of his equip
ments, aud after walking down the old railroad
bed until he was in line with the wounded CON-
rade, climbed up the bank and walked up ia
him, picked him up and dragged him back TO the
main line Of works. Strange to say not a shot
was fired at the gallant fellow.
Now, can anyone of the old regiment tell me
who those two men were?
At that time men were more or less reckless
and such things were not thought much of; so
therefore, never made any further inquiry
then, but after these long years the moro have
thought Of it the more l would like 10 know
who they were.-LoUIs c. FISHER, 1l27 Wal
lace ST Harrisburg Pa
The National tribune., 1887-11-17
Random Shots.

J. Wilkinson, cambridge, Ind, asks some
comrade who was detailed on the hospital boat
Mercury. to give history of the boat. He
would like to know what became ofthe Steward
belonging to the detail.
w. II. McGhee, Springhill, Mo-. gives brief
description of three singular tablets and an
The National tribune., 1887-11-17
Give Them Their Due.

j. NJ Barron, Towards, Kan, writes review
of the relation OF the veteran to the Pension
Office and the difficulty of getting a claim al
lowed. lie makes some very caustic and perth
nent remarks about the Presidents veto of
private pension bills. He takes some excep-
tions to certain phrases as reported from Gen.
Blacks speech at the Brooklyn reception. Com
rade Barron seems to have seen plenty of serv-
ice during the war, having started in at
Belmont. and being at Humboldt, Brittons
Lane, Corinth, Grand Junction, Memphis,
Jackson, Hanes's Bluff Little Rock, and so on,
taking in most Of the sharp campaigns and
battles of the Army of the West. While he
does not claim to have captured the Confed-
eracy, he did march 1900 miles and got an
honorable discharge.
Henry Young, Co. F, 7th Ohio Cav, Hyers-
vile. Neb., thinks the soldiers have not been
justly treated by the Government in many re-
spects. He thinks the Government is abund-
antly able to make good its promises, and
ought to do so.
Earl w. Soper, Co. II, 6th n. Y. Cav, Balbcc,
Ind, thinks the pension bill proposed by the
recent meeting of the Union Veterans Union
is the best he has yet seen, except the section
which proposes to give credit for the whole
enlistment to those who were discharged for
disability before their time expired. He does
not think il fair for them to receive credit for
service they did not render.
VIM. Estle, Barrett's Mills, o., writes of the
obligations upon the Government to care for
the disabled and needy soldiers, and urges his
comrades to spare no effort to secure measures
of justice.
b. +. Fritz. Co. f, Sd Mich, and Co. L, 1st
Mich. Engineers, Mason, Mich, asks those who
grumble so much about paying anything to the
soldiers how much the bonds or anything else
would have been worth If these men had stayed
at home, as nearly all the GROWERS did.
The National tribune., 1887-11-17
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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-12-07
Ministerial Appreciation.

Rev. John G. Thompson, of Philadel-
phia, was accorded an unusually warm
greeting at the Presbyterian church on
Sunday last, especially by the large
number OfOther church as who waited on
his ministry, an evidence of the esteem
in which he has been held in the mem
cries of our people. Smyrna was his
first appointment embracing the trou-
blous period of the civil war; leaving
here in 1864 for Pottsville, Pa.
Mr.. ThompsOn's department impress
ed him as a minister called to his work.
prudent while unbending in his con-
victions, and thus made many warm
friends as evinced by his greeting in
and out of the pulpit. Nine years ago
he became the pastor of the First Pres
byterian church of Southwark, and in
1880 was invited to take charge of a
mission in the suburbs of the CITY
which has since developed into the
South Broad Presbyterian church with
a membership of $40, and a SUNDAY
school whose roll of officers and teach
ers numbers 468. At his first service
of the mission there were lust eleven
persons present. His salary was $500.
per year, out of which he had to paw
his house rent. This congregation
and the Scots Presbyterian church
nas united and together they are build
ing a new church to cost $4,000.
There is a bit of personal history
in the experience of Mr.. Thompson so
out of the usual lot of ministers that we
take the liberty to publish it. Shortly
after taking charge of this mission of
only handful of people he was invited
one day to preach in the Rev. DIR.
BOardman's church. A gentleman and
lady on the retirement of the congre-
CATION waited to speak to him and in
quired his address. The next day he
received a note from the lady thanking
him for the sermon and enclosing a
check for $50. In a Sunday or two
they rode out to attend the services at
the mission and soon identified them
selves with it thoroughly. The hus-
band who had not been q religious
man, going to church apparently more
to accommodate his wife than anything
else, became a subject of converting
grace and also a member with his wife.
Not great while after he took sick
and died, followed two years ago by
the death of the wife, leaving Mr..
Thompson, by a provision of her will,
the neat little sum of 500, 900 or includ-
ing the several gifts since they first
saw him, about $4,000. Il was doubt
less her reward for faithful services,
but whatever it was, the recipient cannot
but feel that after a quarter Of CEN
fury in declaring the " unsearchable
riches Of the gospel" he is well pre-
pared for the rainy days" that may
come in the failing time Of advancing
age.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-12-07
Fostering Industries.

The relation between capitalists and
the business enterprises of a cOmmu-
nifty are better understood in some
places than in others. A town prospers
or languishes according to the inves-
tlture OF the surplus money, viz the
money not actually needed in the
maintenance of individual business en-
terprises. In this particular the West
is ahead of the East in the quality of
public spirit and aggregation of capt
tai to boom a town. They are more
ready to risk. Town corporations as
an inducement to manufacturers, make
grants of real estate, free from taxes.
for period of years. Then, the avail
able resources of those having meansa are
invested in such enterprises as will
build up their town in preference to all
other investments.
Smyrna is not in the West but it
might catch on" to some of the West
ern spirit with a decided advantage to
the place. With the banks straining a
point and individuals lending a helping
hand, with what is at their command or
drawing in call loans for such a pur-
pose, we might have hourishing indus
tAiCo anu buO WuGclS VI JUOS6 Already
lere in rapid motion. The retroactive
effect where this is not done is very
apparent. The man who has houses
to rent is sure of an occupant at a good
interest on his investment while on the
other hand his house may be idle, his
investment unremunerative, and his
property in a state of decay. With in
dustries fOstered, there necessarily fol-
lows municipal thrift, increase in taxes,
development of various individual en-
terprises, growth of population, &c.
Wilmington and Chester are examples
of rapid growth as a consequence of
Investment in, and fostering local en-
terprises. Among the greatest indus
tries of the former is that of morocco
manufacture, the skins for which are
all imported and could be landed at
Smyrna as well as any other port.
One of the chief requisites in its manu-
facture is water, and in that particular
our water is.said to be ola peculiar quail
ity. Nor is this the only one. There
are several others that could readily be
run here with well directed energies.
Our object is 20 bring the question be-
fore the rejecting minds of our men
who of all others hold in their hands
the sinews of business prOsperity-the
bankers and capitalization them to
ponder on in the interest of the town.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-12-07
Printing Vendue Bills

The time usually DESIGNATED tho
"vendue season" for this section is
drawing nigh, in fact some sales have
already been announced. Tho TTIIES
office has been fitted for wears with The
necessary equipments of these bills. II
mas aimed to do it on legitimate bust
ness prlnciples,-a proper execution of
the work and reasonable equivalent
This has stood on its merits. without
any undue pressure or combination
1t has not engaged men whose business
In another particular ran on the same
line, at a large per cent. for work thev
can influence, nor has it written farm
ers influential in their neighborhood
promising them compensation ia
bring sale bills. Though MANY wears
IN the field, it has never sought to Thus
appropriate it to itself.
The mercantile trade is one caIling
for business enterprise in the midst 0i
sharp competition but conducted on the
legitimate rules of business. What
would such men who had been for a
long time fairly conducting their bust
ness think of another who had come to
engage in business in the same place
II he should say to farmer or a citi-
zen, " see here Mr., A. lets make a bar
gain; you are a man of influence in
your neighborhOOd; if you will see
Mr.. b. and influence him to come tn
my store to make his purchases. Won
shall have twenty-five per cent of the
amount Of the bill" Wouldn't they
look upon it as piracy in the mercan-
tile business, a striking at the founda-
ton OF the business itself, if he had
any regard to the usual line of citizen
ship in maintaining a family or keen
ing himself? Such cases are usually
met by the law of reprisals, in which
in the end, all parties engaged in it
come out WOrsted.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-12-07
Personal.

Miss Verena Croplaey, of Sudlers.
vile, Md, is visiting Miss May Prim.
rose.
Miss Min" Sutliff, of Delmar. is
visiting relatives in town.
John H. VanGesel and daughter
Miss TOpsy VanGesel, of Denton, Md.
were guests of Mr.. and the Misses Eel
from Saturday to Monday.
Alice, the youngest daughter OF
superintendent 1. n. Mills, gave a
pleasant party to her young Dover
friends on Friday night at her home, in
Clayton.
Hon. w. @. p. Breckenridge, of Ken.
lucky, who is to lecture here on next
wednesday evening, is not the man
who took part in the little bout at fs.
tlcutts in the Democratic Congressional
caucus of Saturday evening: thai
Breckenridge writes G. r. before his
name and halls from Arkansas. Bv
the way, our Mr.. Breckenridge will
leave Smyrna to speak in the Academy
OF Music, Philadelphia, on Thursday
evening at huge reception given in
the interest of peaceful solution of in.
ter-national disputes by the Arbitration
Commission.
A private note from D. w. Trum-
peller, of Jacksonville, Florida, saws
L expect soon to make my home per-
mently in your town and State. Times
are very dull here, in fact the bottom
seems to have fallen out altogether
There will be more money lost here
than made at least in the five
years. 1t there are any people
IN your State who contemplate
moving to Florida, you can greatly
benefit them by advising them to stay
where they are"
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-12-07

The Chief Justice and his Associates
last week at Wilmington decided to
hear applications for license in omen
court. This is a concession at least to
public opinion as to the fitness or rath-
er unftness of certain applicants
There are few places even where much
evil is done that the trouble is taken to
demonstrate against an applicant, and
when individuals only for reasons of
public good take this trouble. the
court should hear and heed what is
said. In noting the condition of things
in Wilmington that has led to this
course of action by the judges the
Morning Ne'Vs says:
" This city certainly has two-tbirds
as many public drinking as groceries
a terrible proportion when it is consid-
cred that the grocery deals in the
necessary staples of life, whereas the
saloon merely ministers to an artificial
and depraved appetite. X An
unnecessary saloon, with all its tre-
mendOus and far-reaching possibilities
OF social and moral evil, is not an insti
tuition which any man would venture
to establish. The fact that we now
have public drinking place to every
sixty voters in the city-and we are
giving the saloon all the benefits of
the estimate-certainly furnishes GOOD
ground for believing that the limit of
necessity, assuming that every voter in
the city requires a saloon for his per-
sonal convenience, is already greatly
exceeded"
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-12-07
Teachers Institute.

The Teachers Institute for Kent
county, of which we gave last week a
brief but very definite announcement.
will meet in Smyrna a week from to-
day. Both day and evening sessions
OF the Institute will be held in the new
opera house ; and teachers, who are
not entertained by personal friends
among our citizens, will find accommo-
dations at the Delaware House. Mr..
Fell, the proprietor, says that he can
furnish meals for as many as NAV
come; but he has in the hotel sleepinp
accommodations for only fifty. He
will find sleeping places for the others
in comfortable private houses: and in
this there should be no difficulty, for
when the Institute met in Smyrna two
years ago the teachers were entertain
ed almost exclusively in private houses.
A great deal of interest is being
manifested by our people in the COM
ing meeting. We have hitherto had
the reputation, among the teachers of
the county, of being the most cordial
town in which the Institute is in the
habit of meeting. The public senti-
ment in favor of popular education and
the general sympathy with the school
teachers and with every earnest effort
to improve the free schools, which
seem to prevail here. have always
made a most favorable impression on
visiting educators. All the indications
are that they will not find us less cor
dial or less attentive this year.
An Institute has never come to
Smyrna which gave our people such
rich entertainment and profitable i'm
struction as this one promises to fur
nish. The lectures in the evening will
be by men of national distinction in
their several walks in life. Hon. w.
@. p Breckenridge, who will speak
Wednesday evening, is a member of
the distinguished Kentucky family of
that name, first cousin of John G. |
Breckenridge and son of Rev. DIR. r. J. |
Breckenridge. He is one of the best !
known, and probably the ablest, of
the family in this generation. With a
voice as sweet as flute and as soft as |
murmuring water, and with manner |
of speaking which is the union of I
grace and fire itself, he has the most |
and beautiful diction. In |
his orations the sense is not inferior to /
the form. Although he has served but
one term in Congress, he is already
marked as one OF the few very able
leaders on the Democratic side, and
seems destined at no distant day, by
the weight of his talents, to be the
leader Of the House.
Wallace Bruce, Esq, ofPoughkeepsie.
n. Y, will lecture on Ready Witt on
Thursday evening. Some of his poems.
such as The Hudson" and "The ST.
ent Soldier dying at Mount MacGre-
gor, are familiar to all lovers Of poesy. !
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-12-07

The opinion of the United States
Supreme Court was delivered by JUS
tice Harlan, Monday, in the two So
called prohibition cases of Peter Mu-
gler against the State Of Kansas. The
effect of this opinion is to declare valid
the Prohibition laws of the State of
Kansas. One of the grounds of con-
tentiOn the Justice said, was that as
the breweries had been erected prior to
the passage Of the prohibition law, and
as they were Of little use except for
breweries, their property was taken
without due process of law in violation
Of the Constitution But all property
under our form sernment, he held
is subject to the obligation that it shall
not be used so as to injuriously affect
the rights Of the community and there
by become nuisance. The State of
Kansas had a right to prohibit the
liquor traffic. 1t did not thereby take
away the property of the brewers. It
simply abated a nuisance. The prop
erty is not taken away from its owners,
they are only prohibited from using it
for a specific purpose which the Legis-
lature declared to be injurious to the
community.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-12-07

The Presidents Message delivered
to Congress yesterday has created more
than an usual sensation in that he left
of the usual routine and confined him
self to a vigorous discussion of the
surplus revenue and tariff. First. that
the surplus" in the Federal Treasury
has brought about situation fraugbt
with danger" and peril to the coun-
try" constantly reproducing the
same alarming circumstances" a stu
alton that still continues with agra
waited incidents, more than ever pre-
saying financial cOnUuIsiOn and aVide-
spread disaster" Second, that the
one only way to avert those dire dan
gers, perils and disasters is in following
this recommendation: That " our pres
ent tariff laws, the vicious, negotiable
and illogical source of unnecessary
taxation, ought to be at once revised
and amended !" Both parties express
themselves as satisfied with it, and it is
likely to cause a great deal of discus
sion.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-12-07

The first session of the Fiftieth Con-
gress opened Monday. In the Senate
all the Senators were sworn in. incIud-
ing Mr.. Turpie, of Indiana. without
objection, excepting Mr.. Faulkner. of
West Virginia, whose case was referred
by agreement, to the Committee on
Privileges and Elections. A protest
against the admission of Mr.. Faulkner
was presented by Mr.. Lucas, his Dem
Ocratic contestant. In the House.
John G. Carlisle was reelected Speak
er, and made a speech dwelling upon
the imperative necessity of such a
moderate and reasonable reduction of
the tariff as would guarantee the labor
ing people against the effects of fnan-
eial depression and at the same thine
not deprive them of any part of the
just rewards of their toll" The orga-
nizatiOn Of the House was completed
by the election of the other officers
nominated by the Democratic caucus.
Both houses, after appointing commit.
tees to wait upon the President.
adjourned.